- how we can help

You need a Licensed, Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist if you......

• are overweight or have difficulty maintaining your weight
• want to eat right to look & feel your best
• are pregnant and desire proper nutrition for you and your unborn child
• want to eat to enhance athletic performance and endurance
• want straight answers based on solid nutrition research
• want to develop a lifestyle that will PREVENT development of chronic diseases
• have cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or osteoporosis that require nutrition therapies
• need low fat, low cost nutritious meal plans
• manage a vegetarian diet
• seek answers to environmental nutrition issues

- what others say

"From personal experience, I can highly recommend Dr. Barbara Ann Hughes to anyone who needs nutritional guidance and sound advice for a healthy and beneficial diet" — Phyllis Champion

" Dr. Barbara Ann Hughes helped me to organize my diet and exchange the foods I was eating for nutritional foods." — William M. Waters IV (teen)

- insurance

Dr. Hughes' services are covered by

• CIGNA Health Care
• AETNA
• Medicare (only for medical nutrition therapy for diabetes and non-end-stage renal diseases)
• NC State Health plan (Medco) will reimburse for individuals with diabetes (more details)
  

In addition, coverage is provided for Blue Cross Blue Shield participants in the following plans

• Blue Care HMO
• Blue Options PPO
• Blue Advantage PPO
• Federal BCBS
• Other states' BCBS

with the completion of the Healthy Lifestyles Questionnaire.

Most Insurance companies do not require a Physician's referral.